The 10 days that have unloaded their relationship

The association of Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the richest country’s head in the world with the richest person in the world, seemed a perfect match.

But the last 10 days have seen the pair go from a sweet disagreement to bitter acrimony. These are the public moments that have crashed their relationship.

Addressing CBS News, Musk criticizes Trump’s plans for a new tax on taxes and spending – saying that the legislation provided left him “disappointed”.

Trump later admits to journalists that he is “not satisfied with certain aspects” of the bill while being “delighted” of certain aspects, such as tax reductions.

However, he does not directly comment on Musk’s remarks.

Musk announces that he will leave the Trump administration after his scheduled time as an employee of the special government is reaching its end. He had led a cost reduction mission known as the Government Department of Effectiveness (DOGE).

Trump praises Musk when he appears with a black eye at a press conference during his last day in the White House.

Musk “does not really go”, says the president, and will continue to be “in both directions” in the White House.

Trump defends his “big and beautiful bill” in an article on Truth Social, saying that “many false statements” are made about his historical economic policy.

Musk again attacks Trump’s planned bill, the appellant “massive, scandalous, filled with pork” and “a disgusting abomination” in a post on X.

In American policy, the “pork” refers to the expenses of projects in the constituencies of the legislators.

He marks the start of an escalation in Musk’s comments on social networks.

Musk calls for a new expenditure invoice “which does not develop the [US government budget] deficit and increase the debt ceiling “.

Musk urges his disciples to call their representatives to oppose Trump’s bill.

Musk cites a series of old post on X by Trump, 2012 and 2013, in which Trump criticizes public spending.

Speaking in the oval office alongside the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Trump says that he and Musk “had” an excellent relationship but “I don’t know if we want it”.

He also says that Musk is “upset” that electric vehicle subsidies are reduced in his planned bill, affecting Tesla and SpaceX companies in the billionaire.

Musk responds in real time to the Oval Office program, rejecting Trump’s claims.

Back at the White House, Trump told journalists that Musk knew “all aspects of the bill” and says he is “very disappointed with Elon”.

“False”, replies Musk on X. “This bill has never been shown to me only once and was adopted in the dead of the night so quickly that almost no one in the congress would even read it!”

Musk resurfaces Trump’s former audiences on X, highlighting moments when the president criticized the budgetary deficits in America. “Where’s this guy today ??” he asks.

Responding to another user on X, Musk says: “Without me, Trump would have lost the elections.” He continues by saying: “Such ingratitude”.

In progress, Musk claims on X that “the Big Ugly Bill will increase the deficit to 2.5 billions of dollars”.

Musk continues to quote Trump’s former publications on government spending. He asks: “Where is the man who wrote these words?” Was he replaced by a double body!? “

“Is it time to create a new political party in America that really represents 80% in the middle?” Musk asks in a survey on X.

Trump begins to publish on his social platform Truth, saying that Musk had “worn” so he asked him to leave the White House and alleging that Musk “had gone mad”.

Musk calls it “an obvious lie”.

“The simplest way to save money in our budget,” continues Trump in another article, “is to terminate the subsidies and government contracts from Elon”.

Musk alleges, without providing proof, that Trump appears in “Epstein files”, referring to court documents and the evidence collected by investigators on the sexual offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Publishing on Truth Social, Trump says that it does not care “Elon turning against me” and continues to defend his bill.

Responding to Trump’s suggestion that he could terminate government contracts with Musk companies, Musk says that he “starts” immediately “the Dragon spaceship – a job capable of going to the international space station.

Musk seems to approve the dismissal of Trump while quoting a conspiracy theorist who shared his assertion of Epstein files on the president.

Musk attacks another Trump’s signature policies – his commercial prices – by publishing on X to say that these “will cause a recession in the second half of this year”.

Musk seems to soften, responding on X “You are not mistaken” to another Trump billionaire donor, Bill Ackman, who called on the couple to “make peace for the benefit of our big country”.

Trump describes Musk as “the man who lost his head” in an interview with ABC News and says he is “not particularly” interested in talking to him.

The White House says that the BBC Trump does not intend to speak to the technological billionaire today, after reporting that they would speak on the phone later.

He is also reported by CBS, the American partner of the BBC, that Trump plans to sell his Tesla car – which he had bought when he was trying to help Musk promote his business.